hatte

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of haben

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhatə/

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haben

(auxiliary,irregular) forms the perfect aspect (have)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
(irregular,transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
(irregular,transitive) to get (to receive)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be scheduled to attend)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
(irregular,transitive) to contain, be composed of, equal
(impersonal,irregular,regional) there be, there is, there are
(colloquial,irregular,reflexive) to make a fuss
(colloquial,irregular) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
(colloquial,irregular,regional) to talk
(irregular) to have to; must

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An user

Böck war katholisch , verheiratet und hatte fünf
5

Kinder .

Böck was Catholic, married and had five children.

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Er hatte am Vortag auf dem Gipfel gestanden .

He had stood at the summit the day before.

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Die Entwicklung des Space Shuttles hatte sich immer mehr verzögert .

The development of the space shuttle had been delayed more and more.

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Der zweite
2nd

Stock hatte besondere Räume für einen Vizepräsidenten und die Politabteilung.

The second floor had special rooms for a vice president and the political department.

An user

Er war mit Rosa

Macedo de Oliveira Franco verheiratet und hatte fünf
5

Kinder .

He was married to Rosa Macedo de Oliveira Franco and had five children.

An user

In zahlreichen Zeitungsartikeln hatte er
👨

immer wieder über das Abenteuer des Fliegens berichtet .

In numerous newspaper articles, he had repeatedly reported on the adventure of flying.

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Er hatte Professuren an
🔛

den Universitäten Berlin

, Leiden , Erlangen und Halle inne .

He held professorships at the universities of Berlin, Leiden, Erlangen and Halle.

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Keine der beiden Finalistinnen hatte zuvor die nationale Meisterschaft in der Kombinierten Pyramide gewonnen .

Neither of the two finalists had previously won the national championship in the Combined Pyramid.

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